a . in communications theory in 1975 , both from sang ##amo ##n state university , now the university of illinois at springfield . in 1978 , churchill began working at the university of colorado boulder as an affirmative action officer in the university administration . he also lectured on american indian issues in the ethnic studies program . in 1990 , the university of colorado hired him as an associate professor , although he did not possess the academic doctorate usually required for the position . the following year he was granted tenure in the communications department , without the usual six @ - @ year probation ##ary period , after having been declined by the sociology and political science departments . he has long been interested
a. in communications theory in 1975, both from sangamon state university, now the university of illinois at springfield. in 1978, churchill began working at the university of colorado boulder as an affirmative action officer in the university administration. he also lectured on american indian issues in the ethnic studies program. in 1990, the university of colorado hired him as an associate professor, although he did not possess the academic doctorate usually required for the position. the following year he was granted tenure in the communications department, without the usual six @ - @ year probationary period, after having been declined by the sociology and political science departments. he has long been interested